DIZZY:
I shook my head with a smile on my face as I turned to the slowly reviving girl. What the? Shit. She wasn't just coming around now. From under her slit, innocently powdered eyelids she was watching all of us.
Before Rico could rush past me I caught his arm and stared directly into his eyes, except this time, instead of with a teasing intent, dead serious. "She's not JUST comin' around, Rico," I hissed as quietly as possible, "she's been watching us."
Rico glanced at Doc who nodded ever so slightly and motioned at his readings out of the girl's limited vision.
"Um, OK Diz, you watch her." Rico said after a thoughtful pause. "Don't let her out of your sight and try to talk to her."
"Why me?" I demanded, "What am I supposed to say?"
"I dunno," Rico shrugged, "girl talk?"
I groaned, "you're as bad as Bruto, you know that Johnny?"
"But first," he ignored me, "contact the others and get them over here, pronto."
"Yes, sir," I replied on instinct. God, he could sound so much like Razaak when he wanted to.
MAX:
"Nothin'!" I exclaimed, "same as the last mound of absolutely useless rocks." This was some important assignment! Grr! They interrupted our R 'n R for THIS? How many times do I have to tell people that I signed up here to KILL bugs and take my much needed breaks where I can find them, NOT to look like some idiot on a 'secret mission' standing around lamely looking for them.
"Sarge?" Dizzy's voice came on over the com. link. "Come in."
"Tell me you've found SOMETHING!" I practically yelled into the intercom.
"What the hell?! Loud enough! You tryin' to kill me over here Max?" Dizzy demanded in a sharp hiss.
"Well there's nothing ELSE threatening the world as we know it from where I'M standing!" I snapped.
"And you consider that a BAD thing?" she growled exasperatedly. "Just shut up for a second kid. Sarge? Goss? T'phai? Somebody SANE?!"
I frowned but kept my mouth shut, I mean what the heck she IS the LT's girlfriend. OOPS did I say that and break some stupid unwritten law against mentioning anything to do with their bizarre relationship? Oh well, somebody had to.
GOSSARD:
Does that kid ever shut up?! MAN!
"OK, I'm here," I said. "Go."
"Look we haven't found any bugs, but we've run into this civilian and you guys are supposed to get here, asap, LT's orders." She said quickly in a hushed voice.
"Understood." Zim jumped in. "What are your coordinates?"
"We are currently stationary at." Dizzy paused before spilling her coordinates.
"Got it," I said.
"Good," she replied, "over and out."
"Over and out," I repeated and the link went dead.
I shook my head with a smile on my face as I turned to the slowly reviving girl. What the? Shit. She wasn't just coming around now. From under her slit, innocently powdered eyelids she was watching all of us.
Before Rico could rush past me I caught his arm and stared directly into his eyes, except this time, instead of with a teasing intent, dead serious. "She's not JUST comin' around, Rico," I hissed as quietly as possible, "she's been watching us."
Rico glanced at Doc who nodded ever so slightly and motioned at his readings out of the girl's limited vision.
"Um, OK Diz, you watch her." Rico said after a thoughtful pause. "Don't let her out of your sight and try to talk to her."
"Why me?" I demanded, "What am I supposed to say?"
"I dunno," Rico shrugged, "girl talk?"
I groaned, "you're as bad as Bruto, you know that Johnny?"
"But first," he ignored me, "contact the others and get them over here, pronto."
"Yes, sir," I replied on instinct. God, he could sound so much like Razaak when he wanted to.
MAX:
"Nothin'!" I exclaimed, "same as the last mound of absolutely useless rocks." This was some important assignment! Grr! They interrupted our R 'n R for THIS? How many times do I have to tell people that I signed up here to KILL bugs and take my much needed breaks where I can find them, NOT to look like some idiot on a 'secret mission' standing around lamely looking for them.
"Sarge?" Dizzy's voice came on over the com. link. "Come in."
"Tell me you've found SOMETHING!" I practically yelled into the intercom.
"What the hell?! Loud enough! You tryin' to kill me over here Max?" Dizzy demanded in a sharp hiss.
"Well there's nothing ELSE threatening the world as we know it from where I'M standing!" I snapped.
"And you consider that a BAD thing?" she growled exasperatedly. "Just shut up for a second kid. Sarge? Goss? T'phai? Somebody SANE?!"
I frowned but kept my mouth shut, I mean what the heck she IS the LT's girlfriend. OOPS did I say that and break some stupid unwritten law against mentioning anything to do with their bizarre relationship? Oh well, somebody had to.
GOSSARD:
Does that kid ever shut up?! MAN!
"OK, I'm here," I said. "Go."
"Look we haven't found any bugs, but we've run into this civilian and you guys are supposed to get here, asap, LT's orders." She said quickly in a hushed voice.
"Understood." Zim jumped in. "What are your coordinates?"
"We are currently stationary at." Dizzy paused before spilling her coordinates.
"Got it," I said.
"Good," she replied, "over and out."
"Over and out," I repeated and the link went dead.